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The Pool House Shepherds Lane Chard Somerset TA20 1QU

26/02382/TPOAwaiting decision
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Application to carry out Tree Surgery Works to No. 1 Tree as shown within the (CDC) 1974 Tree Preservation Order. T1 Horse Chestnut; the proposed tree work is to carry out a radial crown lift of the pendulous branches lifting to 3m from ground level, Reducing by up to 3m lengths, with maximum diameter cuts of up to 100mm - with the majority of cuts and lengths below these stated maximums. The aim of the tree work is to lift the lower crown off of and away from the adjacent buildings and from the public footpath/pavement and Road (A30). To prevent damage from high sided vehicles.

Received
7 October 2026
Decision due
2 December 2026
Public comments
0 · last counted 7 November 2026
Council
South Somerset
  1. Received7 Oct
  2. Validated7 Oct
  3. Consult.
  4. Target2 Dec
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a planning application at The Pool House Shepherds Lane Chard Somerset TA20 1QU. South Somerset has handled 14,323 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 7 October 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 1,867 applications in total for the TA20 postcode area.

Application details

Postcode
TA20 1QU

Planning application dates

Date validated
7 October 2026

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: South Somerset

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